Butterscotch -- "Fireable Offenses"
-- For new RCA's in their probationary period, just about anything manglement wishes to use.
-- Probably the only "official" list that could lead to being fired would be items listed for the ELM's Section 651.4 - Emergency Placement in Off-Duty Status:
a. Exhibits characteristics of impairment due to alcohol, drugs, or other intoxicant
b. Fails to observe safety rules
c. Fails to obey a direct order
d. Provides reason to be deemed injurious to self or others, or
e. Disrupts day-to-day postal operations in any other way
-- Some specifics:
- a recent posting ( before transition ) indicated a carrier was fired for not curbing wheels ( home security camera )
- bringing a firearm onto postal property or into a post office
- having too many ( unspecified number ) vehicle accidents
- a vehicle roll-away or run-away
- physical altercation with another postal employee or a member of manglement
-- Back in the late 1990's, just touching those colored plastic date cards used to mark mailings was reason enough to be fired. However by the time I left several years later, carriers were using the cards to mark parcels. Things change!
-- To be safe, do your job by the proverbial "book" and follow manglement's orders to the best of your ability.
-- For new RCA's in their probationary period, just about anything manglement wishes to use.
-- Probably the only "official" list that could lead to being fired would be items listed for the ELM's Section 651.4 - Emergency Placement in Off-Duty Status:
a. Exhibits characteristics of impairment due to alcohol, drugs, or other intoxicant
b. Fails to observe safety rules
c. Fails to obey a direct order
d. Provides reason to be deemed injurious to self or others, or
e. Disrupts day-to-day postal operations in any other way
-- Some specifics:
- a recent posting ( before transition ) indicated a carrier was fired for not curbing wheels ( home security camera )
- bringing a firearm onto postal property or into a post office
- having too many ( unspecified number ) vehicle accidents
- a vehicle roll-away or run-away
- physical altercation with another postal employee or a member of manglement
-- Back in the late 1990's, just touching those colored plastic date cards used to mark mailings was reason enough to be fired. However by the time I left several years later, carriers were using the cards to mark parcels. Things change!
-- To be safe, do your job by the proverbial "book" and follow manglement's orders to the best of your ability.
